30 Merit Scholarships and Financial Aid Opportunities For International Students
There are many scholarship opportunities offered by school, and it is important to get a glimpse of what they entail. I will describe several scholarship opportunities for international students, and you can find your niche in any of them!
Below is a list of different scholarship opportunities.
1. Mastercard Foundation Scholarships– Mastercard has partnered with several schools in the US, UK, Africa and Asia. Mastercard offers full scholarships to students who qualify for them, and other than applying for the Mastercard Scholarship, a student should make an application to the school too.
2. King Mogridge Scholarship– this is a scholarship specific to the University of Wisconsin Madison. Outside the application to the school, a student should do a different application for the scholarship.
3. King Scholars Program– This is a need-based scholarship for Dartmouth University admits. It is meant for international students and it does not require any additional application. It is advisable to have an extra letter of recommendation.
4. Boston University Presidential Scholarship– there is no extra application for the scholarship, and it is advised that a student applies early enough for this one.
5. Robertson Scholars Leadership Program– this type of scholarship applies for students who have already been enrolled at Duke University and North Carolina Chapel Hill Campus. The scholarship serves as a connection between the two schools.
6. African Leadership University Presidential Grant– this a need based scholarship that is awarded to students in the school.
7. Minerva University– the school offers merit and need based financial aid, and admissions are need blind.
8. American University Emerging Global Leaders Scholarships– there is a separate application for this scholarship, and there is a need to submit English Proficiency test scores. The applications are submitted during the Regular Decision round and a GPA of 3.8 is required.
9. Clark University Presidential Merit Scholarship-this is a merit-based scholarship that is awarded to about five exceptional students who demonstrate outstanding academic and leadership achievements. The school also offers 3 smaller merit based scholarships.
10. St. Lawrence University Kenya Scholars Program– the university offers two slots to Kenyan students who meet the eligibility criteria.
11. Lincoln University International Students Scholarship– an extra application for the scholarship is required together with SAT scores and a stellar application to the school.
12. University of Arkansas– this is a one year non-renewable scholarship for students admitted to the university and applications should be sent in by March 1st.
13. Wien International Scholarship Program– this is a scholarship awarded to students accepted into Brandeis University with high grades and a strong activities profile.
14. Michigan State University– the school offers several merit-based scholarships that are mostly partial.
15. Berea College-applications to the school are done over the school’s admission portal as well as applications for the school’s financial aid. The financial aid meets the full cost of attendance for all international students in their first year.
16. Illinois Wesleyan University Presidential Scholars– the submission deadline is on February 15th and they offer four year renewable tuition scholarships
17. NYU Wagner merit based scholarship– under this, there are two scholarships, the Dean’s Scholarship and a Public Service Scholarship. Both are dependent on the strength of one’s application and academic records
18. University of Oregon– the school offers a partial scholarship that ranges from $9000-30000 annually that caters for tuition fees. A student is required to do detailed presentations to the school about his or her home country as part of the application process.
19. Wesleyan University Scholarship– the school offers full scholarships to almost 30 international students based on the strength of their applications.
20. Freeman Asian Wesleyan Program– this is a very competitive full scholarship awarded to about 11 outstanding candidates from selected countries in Asia.
21. Tulane University Global Scholarship program– the scholarship caters for tuition fees and it is awarded based on merit, and the students mostly considered are the top 20% in each class.
22. Sub-Saharan African Leadership Award– this is a scholarship program in Tulane University that is awarded to undergraduate students from Sub-Saharan Africa.
23. Hope College Trustee Scholarship– this is a partial award ranging between $24000-30000 that is aimed at covering tuition fees.
24. Meredith College Impact Scholarship– for one to be considered eligible, they are required to have attained a GPA of at least 3.4 and the scholarship amount is $20000.
25. Legacy Scholarship-this is a scholarship specific to Meredith College that covers the full cost of attendance for the four year period and requires one to have a minimum SAT score of 1500.
26. Meredith Presidential Scholarship– a merit based scholarship that covers full tuition fees and requires one to have attained at least a score of 1480 in their SAT.
27. Whitman Garret-Sherwood Scholarship-awarded based on strong academic and leadership records, meets the full cost of attendance and only 1% of the applicants are awarded the Scholarship.
28. Ashinaga Africa Initiative– a student is first required to apply to get into the initiative. Thereafter, one applies to schools in the US and the initiative pays the full cost of attendance. The initiative highly considers orphaned scholars.
29. Hillsdale College Presidential Scholarship– full cost of attendance is met for the students who are awarded the scholarship.
30. Reed College– awards scholarships to international students based on financial need. Depending on the degree of need, the scholarship can be partial or full.
